How To Install virt-top on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-top on Ubuntu.
What is virt-top
virt-top is:
virt-top is a top-like utility for showing stats of virtualized domains. Many keys and command line options are the same as for ordinary top.
It uses libvirt so it capable of showing stats across a variety of different virtualization systems (virtual machines or VM). Some supported systems are KVM, XEN and QEMU.
There are three methods to install virt-top on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install virt-top Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install virt-top using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virt-top
Install virt-top Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virt-top using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virt-top
Install virt-top Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install virt-top using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virt-top
How To Uninstall virt-top on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the virt-top package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virt-top
Uninstall virt-top And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virt-top and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virt-top
Remove virt-top Configurations and Data
To remove virt-top configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virt-top
Remove virt-top configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virt-top configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virt-top
Dependencies
virt-top have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-top package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.